https://yusuke.cloud/categories/audio/ Recent content in Audio on Yusuke Ohashi https://cdn.yusuke.cloud/assets/image/golden-gate-bridge.jpg https://cdn.yusuke.cloud/assets/image/golden-gate-bridge.jpg Hugo en Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://yusuke.cloud/home-listening-signal-path/ Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0900 https://yusuke.cloud/home-listening-signal-path/ <p>I noticed that my Apple Music setup might not be configured correctly, and that became the excuse to write down where the digital audio actually goes and how it gets rewritten along the way.</p> <hr> <h2 id="0-baseline-my-setup">0. Baseline: my setup</h2> <p>First, let me pin down my own configuration. Everything below assumes it.</p> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Position</th> <th>Gear</th> <th>Role</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Source</td> <td>Apple Music (Windows)</td> <td>Streaming / playback app</td> </tr> <tr> <td>PC</td> <td>Windows</td> <td>The OS mediates the audio</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Conversion</td> <td><strong>Steinberg UR22mk2</strong></td> <td>Audio interface</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Output 1</td> <td><strong>Yamaha HS5</strong></td> <td>Powered monitor speakers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Output 2</td> <td><strong>Sony MDR-900ST</strong></td> <td>Monitor headphones</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 id="what-each-piece-is">What each piece is</h3> <p><strong>Steinberg UR22mk2 — audio interface</strong> Steinberg is a Yamaha-owned audio hardware and software company (the makers of Cubase). The UR22mk2 is their entry-level USB audio interface. It is really a recording device, but internally it is just a box that combines</p>